Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that he went overboard with his emotions on Friday after heated exchanges with the Sri Lankan players during the T20 tri-series in Colombo.
“I wasn’t calling them back. I was telling them to play. You can describe it both ways. It depends on how you see it,” Shakib said.
“We are all humans and making mistakes is in our nature. We should take it on our chin and move forward.
“We always have healthy competition in the ground, but outside, we are friends. Emotions take over, I need to be careful as a leader of a team, I will be careful next time.”
Fined 25% of match fee
Shakib Al Hasan was on Saturday fined 25% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for “remonstrating” umpires’ decision.
Reserve player Nurul Hasan was also fined 25% of his match fee and given one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in a separate incident.
Shakib was found to have breached Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game, while Nurul was found guilty of violating Article 2.1.2, which deals with conduct that brings the game into disrepute.
